New Knick Michael Beasley believes he's in for a breakout season.

Michael Beasley’s history suggests this is just another stop in a journeyman’s career. They’ll be impressive scoring outbursts with the Knicks, but ultimately too much inconsistency to warrant a long-term commitment.

Just don’t tell that to Beasley. Nearly a decade into his pro career, the 28-year-old hasn’t given up on achieving the stardom that once seemed inevitable for the former No. 2 overall pick.

“I still think I have a chance to be one of the best in the NBA,” said Beasley, who dropped 20 pounds in the offseason by shunning sugar and his beloved chicken fillet sandwich. “I’m your favorite player’s favorite player. And it’s not enough for me or for him to know that. I want the world to know that. So I’m still working hard to be the best ever. If you doubt it, if you don’t believe it, it will just make my story that much better.”

Some might call that delusional. Others would say it’s confidence. Either way, Beasley demonstrated during his first Knicks media session Tuesday that he’s not going to hold back for the sake of the organization’s lowered expectations. In that regard, Beasley picked up the slack left from the departure of Derrick Rose, who declared the Knicks a “super team” before Phil Jackson’s construct spiraled into the toilet bowl.

“If Tim Hardaway Jr., Carmelo Anthony, Kristaps Porzingis and myself — those are four guys that can score 25 points per game. Then you add in Lance Thomas, Kyle O’Quinn and Joakim Noah, let’s not forget about that All Star,” Beasley said. “Do I see us better than a 30-win team that (the bookmakers have dubbed us)? Listen, I don’t even go to Vegas. So yeah, I do. I think we’re in a position to be not only a playoff team but a five, six-seed team if we do it right.”

For the record, VegasInsiders.com lists the Knicks’ over/under at 32.5 wins — which would be better than the 31 victories they managed last season. Beasley last played for the Bucks last season, contributing 56 games (and averages of 9.4 points and 16.7 minutes to that playoff team). Still, he again failed to secure a long-term contract and is joining his sixth NBA team in six years, with a stint in China sandwiched in-between.

Early in his career, Beasley’s maturity — or lack thereof — was knocked because of a suspension for marijuana use and a stop in rehab. More recently, poor defense has held Beasley back from securing a lucrative commitment in the NBA.

Beasley’s pact with the Knicks (one-year, $2.1 million deal) means he’s again renting a home rather than buying.

“I’ve come in and out of this league. Every year my (averages per 36 minutes) have been top of the league. And still everybody looks at me as a bust,” Beasley said. “I just want an opportunity to play more than 15 minutes. And you know if I play more than 15 minutes I’m going to score more than 15 points. And if I can do that for 82 games, that’s an All-Star level.”

But what about the defense?

“I am not as bad a defender as you say I am,” he said. “My help-side defense has been (shaky), I’ll give you that. But not a lot of people can score on me on the ball.”

Casting aside Beasley’s wobbly NBA history, there’s an important uncertainty as it relates to Beasley’s opportunity in New York. He plays the same position as Carmelo Anthony, while carrying similar attributes as a score-first forward with deficiencies on defense.

Beasley even said he patterned his game off Anthony, whose future with New York remains in limbo just a week ahead of training camp. Beasley was signed as scoring insurance in case the Knicks negotiate a trade that’s amenable to Anthony.

“Carmelo’s been like my mentor,” said Beasley, who, like Anthony, is a product of the D.C./Baltimore area. “If you watch my game, really watch my game, my jab series, all that, I’m literally just Carmelo on the left side of the floor. Like, I’ve known Carmelo since I was 13 years old, one of my best friends, one of the best players I’ve ever met.”

It’s hard to envision Beasley getting many minutes if Anthony returns, but Beasley said he anticipates teaming up with his mentor and making reality out of offseason fantasy.

“I’m actually looking forward to having a great year with Melo,” said Beasley. “And finally being in the playoffs.”